Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

Today, the Safari heads to Brisbane to talk to macropod keeper Ana Martins about Rocky the Lumholtz tree kangaroo, swamp wallabies, and so much more. We have a LOT of fun on this one, getting in some laughs and picking on each other while really doing a deep dive into tree kangaroos and other incredible Aussie animals.  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  www.rossifari.com  patreon.com/rossifari for bonus audio fro...

The Cincinnati Zoo has announced the loss of Lin, a ten year old red panda I absolutely loved. Listen in to hear my thoughts on her and her legacy, and to hear some of the audio from her keeper Paul from my first interview with her.  She is greatly missed.  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  rossifari.com  patreon.com/rossifari  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok 

Dateline: February 23, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We yet again open with some breaking news, this time about panda bears at the San Diego Zoo!  We then get back on track with our births and deaths. We talk about new penguins in Memphis and Kansas City, a new giraffe in Fort Worth, a new...

Today, the Safari heads down to SeaWorld Gold Coast in Australia to start a few weeks in the land down under! I talk to Sara Morgan, a keeper of penguins at the facility who discusses her birds, training, anthropomorphism, her unique path to her career, and so much more!  EPISODE LINKS:  @seaworldaus on socials   seaward.com.aus  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  patreon.com/rossifari  rossifari.com  @rossifari o...

Dateline: February 16, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start off with a rant about the current story taking the animal world by storm, about a supposed ray that got impregnated by a shark. Hear all my thoughts about it right at the top of the Zoo News section, but spoiler alert: it didn&ap...

Hello, lovers! Today, the Sexy Safari is here to talk to you about all things reproductive at the zoo. I sit down with Maxene VanDamme, to discuss what an SSP is, and what happens when those animals get together. We talk about all kinds of stuff, including what animal breeding season is the stinkiest, and which type of animal it is acceptable to kink shame. Parents, you may want to use caution whe...

Dateline: February 9, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start with our births section, featuring the first ever pangolin born in human care in Europe, a giraffe at the Living Desert, a new sloth at Palm Beach Zoo, and a Goodfellows tree kangaroo joey at The Perth Zoo!  We then go to our deat...

Today, the Safari stays at Scovill Zoo to talk to two incredible swing keepers! We start off with a "working interview" with Kelly Lawrence...join us as we prep the diet for Loli the red panda and then go hand out with her, then head off to give a special treat to some goats! Then, when we get called to work with an ornery kookaburra, we call in some backup in the form of Mikayla Osborne...

Dateline: February 2, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start with our births section, featuring the first rockhopper penguin born at the Fort Worth Zoo, a new Colobus monkey at Sedgwick County Zoo, and a pygmy slow loris born at the Memphis Zoo!  We then go to our deaths, where we say goodb...

Today the Safari heads to Decatur, IL, to the small but mighty Scovill Zoo! I talk to Mindy Weaver, a keeper at the zoo with a really cool story...which she shares with me IN THE PENGUIN HABITAT! We discuss her career, the penguins in her care, watching a zoo grow and change over time, and so much more. Then there is a special bonus segment at the end featuring...well...you'll have to tune in...

Dateline: January 26, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start with our births section, featuring alliteration in the form of cotton top tamarin triplets at Disney's Animal Kingdom, six sandbar sharks at OdySea Aquarium, and a sweet, though non-alliterative story about a lesser kudu born...

Today, the Safari heads to New York to chat with Martha Hunt Handler, the president on the Wolf Conservation Center. This is a really fun interview that looks at animals from a scientific perspective, but also goes beyond the science into the almost mystical connection we can have with animals. We discuss what is being done to save wolves, the amazing ambassador wolves at the Center, the differenc...

Dateline: January 19, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!  We start with our births section, featuring a new red panda (when we thought it was too late for any babies), a lion cub at the Fort Worth Zoo, a pygmy hippo born in Czechia, twin Sulawesi babirusas, and a baby maned wolf! We then go to our...

Today, the Safari heads alllllll the way to Uganda to speak with Dr. James Watuwa, one of the veterinarians at the Uganda Wildlife Conservation and Education Centre, also known as UWEC Zoo. UWEC Zoo is the ONLY zoo in Uganda, and was recently named the top zoo amongst members of the Pan African Association of Zoos and Aquariums. We talk about James' career, how the American Association of Zoo...

Dateline: January 12, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start with our births section, featuring two sloth bear cubs at Zoo Miami (with a Philly Zoo connection), an impala and kudu with adorable names at Caldwell Zoo, two little blue penguins at the Cincinnati Zoo, and a bongo calf at Brevar...

Today, the Safari heads back to The Naples Zoo for a very different episode! I bring you my conversation with Tim Tetzlaff, the Director of Conservation at the zoo, and we have a wild chat about all kinds of crazy conservation stories that Tim, and the zoo, have been a part of. Tim's life is one with a lot of travel, a lot of adventure, and a lot of incredible work done to help save species,...

Dateline: January 5, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start with our births section, featuring a new rhino at the Toronto Zoo, two squirrel monkey babies at the San Diego Zoo, a turaco chick at the Honolulu Zoo, baby babirusa born at San Antonio and Zoo Miami, and Sumatran tiger cubs born a...

Today, the Safari heads back to the North Carolina Zoo to talk to Sarah and Eric, two keepers who work in different areas of the zoo! Sarah works with a variety of species like lions and chimps, while Eric works in the desert section with all kinds of smaller animals, from sand cats and mouse lemurs to a variety of reptiles. This is a wide-ranging interview with two people who are both down to jok...

Dateline: December 29, 2023. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   In Zoo News, we start with our births, including a new gazelle at the North Carolina Zoo, a bunch of new penguins in Omaha, a new hyena in Sydney, a new rhino at Zoo Atlanta, and a very important lemur birth at the Chester Zoo! We also sa...

Wooo! It's that time of year again, where I remind y'all that you can support the podcast by going to Patreon.com/rossifari and becoming a patron for as little as $3 a month! Patrons get access to bonus footage from multiple episodes each year, as well as some other perks, and now you'll get to listen in on just a small amount of the bonus content my Patrons have gotten to enjoy ove...

Dateline: December 22, 2023. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   In Zoo News, we start with our births, a new okapi at the Cincinnati Zoo, a gentoo penguin chick at the Kansas City Zoo, a new elephant at Disney's Animal Kingdom, and two very rare lorikeets at the Chester Zoo! We also say goodbye t...

It's here! The Rossifari Old Timey Non-Denominational Holiday Special is the perfect way to get a laugh and still learn some animal stuff during the crazy holiday season! This episode features:   Interviews with fan favorites Katie Propp and Dani Poirier Larson.  Sketches featuring Lizzie Lohr and Mike Motsch from Greensboro Science Center, Katie Propp of Penguins International, and me.  Musi...

Dateline: December 15, 2023. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   In Zoo News, we start with our births, including an amazing story about African painted dogs at Potawatomi Zoo, another story about the same species at the Oklahoma City Zoo, a new rhino at the Oregon Zoo, and an adorable colobus monkey a...

Today, the Safari heads back to Chattanooga, TN, to speak to keeper Matt Stanton about all of the incredible South American animals he takes care of. While we talk about a bunch of different animals, Matt's true passion is anteaters, and you get to come to the anteater barn with Matt and I as we learn about the amazing ones in his care, and about some of the unique adaptations anteaters have....

Dateline: December 8, 2023. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start our episode talking to Bekah Robinson and Carolyn Mikulskis of the Greensboro Science Center about the Winter Wonderlights event they are hosting most evenings this month at the zoo. We talk about it in specific terms, and also in...